# LWiAI Podcast #255 - Gemini 3.7, Jalapeño, Qwen 3.8, Drones > Source: > Published: 2026-08-31 08:20:04+00:00 # LWiAI Podcast #255 - Gemini 3.7, Jalapeño, Qwen 3.8, Drones [Last Week in AI](https://lastweekin.ai) Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash, Jalapeño’s first results show industry-leading speed, A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. Our 255th episode with a summary and discussion of last week’s big AI news! Recorded on 08/26/2026 Hosted by [Andrey Kurenkov](https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and [Jeremie Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremieharris/) Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or [hello@gladstone.ai](mailto:hello@gladstone.ai) **SPONSORED BY ODSC AI** **ODSC AI West 2026** runs **October 27–29** in San Francisco and virtually, with **300+ sessions** covering [agentic AI](/glossary/agentic-ai) for enterprise, personal AI and workflow automation, physical AI and [robotics](/category/robotics), [generative AI](/glossary/generative-ai), data engineering and [responsible AI](/glossary/responsible-ai), for an audience of data scientists, ML engineers, researchers and technical leaders. ** Register at odsc.ai/west** — promo code **LWAI** takes an additional 15% off any pass. **SPONSORED BY LANGFUSE** **Langfuse** is the most widely adopted **open-source platform for AI agent evals and observability**, trusted by Canva, Twilio, Ramp and 21 of the Fortune 50. 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[Get started at langfuse.com](https://langfuse.com/lastweek) — **generous free tier, no credit card required.** In this episode: SpaceXAI released [Grok](/compare/mistral-large-vs-grok-2)4.6 (500K context) as a post-training update aimed at long-running agents and coding, with discussion centered on how the[Cursor](/compare/github-copilot-vs-cursor)acquisition boosts training via coding trajectories/RL environments and provides distribution despite Cursor’s market-share decline.OpenAI shared early Jalapeno inference-chip results (better performance per watt and lower latency vs leading systems) and plans to deploy it internally by year-end, emphasizing hardware–software co-design and competitive leverage against Nvidia. OpenAI announced security changes after an AI hacked [Hugging Face](/glossary/hugging-face), including a two-week pause on a major RL[fine-tuning](/glossary/fine-tuning)run while tightening internal security, raising questions about whether safety is becoming a deployment bottleneck.Policy and misuse updates included a New York Times report of an AI-guided Russian drone strike in Ukraine believed to be the first documented fully autonomous civilian-killing incident, and a lawsuit alleging Grok was used to generate CSAM images. A thank you to our current sponsors: Box - visit Box.com/AI to learn more Notion - go [notion.com/lwai](http://notion.com/lwai)to try Notion’s Developer Platform today.ODSC AI - go to [odsc.ai/east](http://odsc.ai/east)and use promo code LWAI for an additional 15% off your pass to ODSC AI East 2026.Factor - head to [factormeals.com/lwai50off](http://factormeals.com/lwai50off)and use code lwai50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year Timestamps (these may be slightly off due to sponsor inserts): (00:00:10) Intro / Banter (00:01:47) News Preview (00:02:52) Response to listener comments Tools & Apps (00:03:32) [Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous release - Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/google-announces-gemini-3-7-flash-just-three-weeks-after-previous-release/)(00:22:32) [Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images | The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977823/anthropic-claude-ai-watermarks-c2pa-text-images)+[Anthropic explains how Claude’s invisible text watermarks will work](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980869/anthropic-claude-watermarks-synthid-text-system)(00:28:50) [Bringing the cybersecurity capabilities of Claude Mythos 5 to more defenders | Claude by Anthropic](https://claude.com/blog/bringing-claude-mythos-5-to-more-defenders)(00:32:20) [OpenAI to Roll Out Enhanced Safety Features for Paid AI Tool Users - Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/openai-to-enhance-safety-processes-for-paid-tool-customers)(00:33:41) [ChatGPT’s Stricter Teen Mode Starts Rolling Out Today](https://www.engadget.com/2238773/chatgpt-stricter-teen-mode-starts-rolling-out-today/) Applications & Business (00:37:33) [Jalapeño’s first results show industry-leading speed and efficiency in AI inference | OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/)(00:45:35) [OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/openai-loses-a-top-data-center-exec-as-stream-of-high-profile-departures-continues/)+[OpenAI talent exodus raises ‘huge red flag’ ahead of IPO](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/14/open-ai-ipo-red-flag.html)(00:50:29) [Anthropic Taps Google Chip Veteran as Part of Push Into Hardware](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/anthropic-taps-google-chip-veteran-as-part-of-push-into-hardware)(00:52:30) [Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/anthropics-annualized-revenue-surges-to-65b/)(00:59:30) [Thomson Reuters launches in-house AI model to cut Anthropic costs](https://qz.com/thomson-reuters-ai-model-anthropic-costs-082526) Projects & Open Source (01:04:26) [Qwen 3.8: How a 27B Open Model Rivals GPT-5.6 and Claude Opus](https://www.intelligentliving.co/qwen-3-8-27b-open-model-rivals-gpt-5-6/https://www.intelligentliving.co/qwen-3-8-27b-open-model-rivals-gpt-5-6/) Policy & Safety (01:08:27) [A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share)(01:17:59) [OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981640/openai-security-changes-ai-hugging-face-hack)+[OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/openai-institutes-new-safeguards-after-hugging-face-breach/)(01:23:31) [Another Woman Joins Lawsuit Accusing Grok Of Generating CSAM](https://www.engadget.com/2237875/another-woman-joins-lawsuit-accusing-grok-of-generating-csam/) Research & Advancements (01:24:56) [Small-Scale Experiments: Are We There Yet?](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11859)(01:29:21) [Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.09867) Synthetic Media & Art (01:38:59) [AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough. - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [Agentic AI](/glossary/agentic-ai) Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can autonomously plan, execute multi-step tasks, use tools, and make decisions with minimal human oversight. [AI Agent](/glossary/ai-agent) An autonomous AI system that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals. [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei. [Attention](/glossary/attention) A mechanism that lets neural networks focus on the most relevant parts of their input when producing output.